I've made 2- both I take the ties apart & remove the inside stabilizer fabric- one of the quilts I then fused a lightweight tricot stabilizer to the backside (they were all silk ties) then refolded them and put the together in a Dresden plate pattern- the second quilt I cut the ties up (again stabilized with fusible tricot stabilizer- again all silk ties) I used the pieces in a crazy quilt. I also wash all of my ties before using them (after removing labels & interfacings)